Among four classes of blood pressure medication, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) had the highest medication persistence, meaning patients taking the drugs were most likely to stay on them. This ...

44.7 percent of angiotensin receptor blocker initiators were continuously persistent to original drug class at three years.

Patients who start their blood pressure treatment with angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) drugs continue with the same medicine to a greater extent than patients who start out with other drugs.

Patients who start their blood pressure treatment with ARB drugs continue with the same medicine to a greater extent than patients who start out with other drugs. Choosing the right drug from the ...

Cardiovascular diseases are the world's leading cause of death, and high blood pressure, or hypertension, affects more than 1 billion people globally, with most living in low- and middle-income ...

Blood pressure medicines are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in the world. Millions of people take them every day to ...